Love Today

Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 7:00PM
Virtual

We are excited to partner with the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland for an engaging presentation. We welcome Gulnar Feerasta, Director of Programs, and John Licatatiso, Training Coordinator, to present a session about gender pronouns, terminology, and allyship.

Allyship is the practice of emphasizing social justice, inclusion, and human rights by members of an ingroup, to advance the interests of an oppressed or marginalized outgroup. Allyship is part of the anti-oppression or anti-racist conversation, which puts into use social justice theories and ideals.

This session covers introductory level topics of the community. It is an ideal way to gain knowledge of the LGBTQ community through understanding terminology and definitions, and the importance of gender pronouns. Participants will learn about supporting LGBTQ folks through allyship.

This event is open to the entire community and membership to The Temple is not required. We hope to see you there!

Presented by the Temple Women’s Association


About The Speakers
Gulnar Feerasta (she/her) has lived and studied in New Zealand, Australia, and South Korea. Gulnar previously worked in the corporate sector in organizational development, and also as a management consultant. In 2016, she received dual Masters’ degrees from Case Western Reserve University in applied social sciences (with a focus on community practice for social change) as well as non-profit management. Gulnar is currently the Director of Programs for the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland. Gulnar is passionate about promoting empowerment and resiliency in marginalized communities through advocacy, outreach, building strong support systems, and ultimately improving quality of life through long-term policy and social change. Recently, Gulnar received the Outstanding Community Partner Award from the office of Cancer Disparities Research at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center – a partnership of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, and the Cleveland Clinic.

John Licatatiso  (he/him) is a graduate of John Carroll University with a BA in Communications. John is the Training Coordinator for The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center of Greater Cleveland; he has also served as the HIV Outreach Coordinator at Circle Health Services and is an AmeriCorps alumni. His background is in community health and has an extensive history of working with underserved and at risk populations. His most recent work history has included STI prevention education and work as part of Cuyahoga County’s Syringe Exchange program. Through his work, John has found a passion for advocating and empowering the most marginalized groups, in particular, LGBTQ people. John is a lifelong Cleveland-er and is also a Freelance Graphic Designer.